是 shì

是 (shì) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 1. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

是 means to be in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	to be
Spanish	ser
Portuguese	ser
French	être
German	sein
Italian	essere
Russian	быть
Arabic	يكون
Hindi	होना
Indonesian	adalah
Vietnamese	là
Japanese	です
Korean	이다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 是 loaded.

Words containing 是

• 是 shì — yes / to be
• 不是 bú shì — no
• 是 shì — to be
• 还是 háishi — or (in questions) / still

Characters at the same level